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Clinical Care
Alameda County: Interim Guidance on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 Before Non-Urgent Surgical, Dental, and Diagnostic Procedures August 7, 2020
Topics: COVID-19, Guidance
Care Quest Institute of Oral Health: A Coming Surge in Oral Health Treatment Needs
Topics: Guidance, COVID-19
Coronavirus Disease and Oral Health Information for Parents About Visiting the Dental Office
Topics: COVID-19, Early Childhood Oral Health, Dental Home, Messaging
Dental Guidance for Hygienists Return to Work in Times of COVID-19 (1:02:41)
Topics: COVID-19, Guidance
Fresno State Report: Dentistry During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Dental Providers’ Perspective
Topics: COVID-19
NASEM Round Table COVID-19 and Oral Health Care: Implications for Provider and Public Health Literacy
Topics: COVID-19
Order Waiving Restrictions on Dentists Relating to Ordering and Administering COVID-19 Vaccines
Topics: COVID-19
Order Waiving Restrictions on Registered Dental Hygienists Relating to Administering COVID-19 Vaccines
Topics: COVID-19, Guidance
OSAP/DQP Best Practices for Infection Control in Dental Clinics During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Topics: COVID-19, Guidance
COVID-19
Guidance to Local Oral Health Programs on School-Based Activities During the COVID-19 Crisis
Topics: Guidance, COVID-19
Guidance to Local Oral Health Programs Regarding Purchasing COVID-19 Related Supplies to Support Dental Providers
Topics: Guidance, COVID-19
Interim Protocol for Preventive Dental Care During COVID-19 in Public Health Settings: Reducing Aerosols and Educating Patients
Topics: Guidance, COVID-19, Fluoride Varnish, Sealants
Dental Public Health Trainings
American Institute of Dental Public Health Resource Center
Topics: COVID-19, Virtual Dental Home, Tobacco/Vaping, Sealants, Billing, Pregnant People, Oral Health Screening, Oral Health Cancers, Community Water Fluoridation, Opioids, Nutrition/Drinks, Health Equity, Fluoride Varnish, Dental Home
Educational Resources
Oral Health Nursing Education and Practice (OHNEP) Faculty Tool Kits
Topics: Early Childhood Oral Health, Oral Health Instruction, COVID-19
Health Equity
The National Institute for Health Care Management (NIHCM) Oral Health & Health Equity
Topics: Health Equity, COVID-19
Kindergarten Oral Health Assessment
NASN & ASTDD: Considerations for School Nurses in Return to School: Dental Screening
Topics: Oral Health Screening, COVID-19
OOH Webinars
Oral Health 101
Head Start Toothbrushing and COVID-19 Parent Handout
Topics: Early Childhood Oral Health, Toothbrushing, COVID-19
Toothbrushing in Head Start Programs During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Topics: Early Childhood Oral Health, Toothbrushing, COVID-19
Oral Health Instruction
Coronavirus Disease and Oral Health Information for Parents About Promoting Good Oral Health at Home
Topics: COVID-19, Oral Health Instruction, Early Childhood Oral Health
Planning Strategies
Challenges in Implementing School-Based Oral Health Programs: Short- and Long-Term Impact of COVID-19
Topics: COVID-19, Oral Health Screening
Sealants
CDC Considerations for School Sealant Programs During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic
Topics: Oral Health Screening, Guidance, COVID-19
Smile, CA
Smile, CA July Provider Bulletin COVID-19 Guidance on Reducing Aerosols and Educating Patients
Topics: COVID-19, Guidance
Smile, CA: What You Should Know About Returning to the Dentist During COVID-19
Topics: Guidance, COVID-19
Smile, CA: What You Should Know About Returning to the Dentist During COVID-19 (Spanish)
Topics: COVID-19, Guidance
What You Should Know About Returning to the Dentist During COVID-19 (:60)
Topics: Guidance, COVID-19
Tobacco Cessation Training and Toolkits
Virtual Dental Home
NNOHA Health Center Oral Health Program Promising Practice - Using Teledentistry to Ensure Continuity of Care during COVID-19
Topics: Virtual Dental Home, Dental Home, COVID-19
Using Teledentistry to Maintain Services and Contact with Patients During the time of COVID‐19 Physical Distancing: April 5, 2020
Topics: COVID-19, Virtual Dental Home, Guidance
Workforce
COVID-19 Prevalence and Related Practices among Dental Hygienists in the United States
Topics: COVID-19